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Hardly Kirk-ing |
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Trivia[]
- The title may refer to the movie Hardly Working.
- Milhouse uses Skype to call Homer.
- Kuddle is a parody of Amazon Kindle, with Magic mirror face from Snow White.
- Some of books in the library are parodies of:
- You're Tired from Donald Trump is a parody of the catchphrase “You’re Fired!” from the TV show The Apprentice.
- Diarrhea of a Wimpy Kid is a parody of Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
- The Wind and the Willem Dafoe is parody mixing the novel The Wind in the Willows and the actor Willem Dafoe.
- Kevin James and the Giant Peach is parody mixing the novel James and the Giant Peach and the actor Kevin James.
- The Grinch Who Celebrated Hanukah is a parody of How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
- The Magic School Bus: Otto's Trip is a parody mixing of The Magic School Bus and Otto.
- Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Uncle is a parody of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
- Are You There, Darwin? It's Me, Margaret is a parody mixing of the novel Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. and naturalist Charles Darwin.
- How Do Dinosaurs Get Divorced? is a parody of the Dinosaurs series by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague.
- Corduroy vs. Paddington is a parody mixing of Corduroy and Paddington Bear.
- Where the Girls Gone Wild Are is a parody mixing of Where the Wild Things Are and Girls Gone Wild.
- Ice-Road Hand-Fishing is a parody gathering Ice Road Truckers and Hillbilly Handfishin'.
- The DVD who is blamed to have destroy Bart's intelligence. Baby Poindexter is a parody of Baby Einstein.
- When Homer finds out the $25 casino chip, Marge shows some signs of pleasure, she used to have Gambling addiction.
- Milhouse sounds like Kirk when his tie is too tight and sounds like Duffman when its tighter.
- Homer breaks the fourth wall when he strangles Bart and tells him, “That’s not a heart-warming scene to end on!”
- This episode reveals that Milhouse has Thomas the Tank Engine toys (although they are not seen).
- When this episode reaired in syndication, the full opening theme is used instead of The Simpsons "P" zooming into the couch gag.
- Playdude is a parody of Playboy.
- The song "Here Comes Your Man" by the Pixies was featured during the scenes with Bart teaching Milhouse how to be a grown-up, and during the ending credits.
- With only about 19 and a half minutes, it is the shortest Simpsons episode ever to date and also the only episode to run under 20 minutes.
Goofs[]
- When Milhouse, disguised as Kirk, calls Lisa via "Skype", the second time Lisa blinks, her webcam footage stands still. (or freezes over)
- When Milhouse (disguised as Kirk) talks to Homer, Saturday is on the calendar, but when he makes Homer eats a gallon of ice cream, Saturday is not on the calendar.